Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust

We’re very pleased to bring you new video case studies from our New Stories New Audiences grant scheme, featuring @LancsMuseums #JudgesLodgings @lyndajlancs @lela_harris68730 and @SturNewtonHT: bit.ly/3P7530T Funded by @HeritageFundUK

Thanks to the lovely team @SturNewtonHT for hosting us to do some filming at the Mill today. Look out for them featuring in a case study soon!

Could you volunteer a few hours a week to support the work of the Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust? We are looking for friendly faces to join our teams at the museum and mill, more info below 👇 sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/local-history-…

Join us at Sturminster Newton Mill on Monday for a Coronation after-party! 🇬🇧 Tea and homemade cakes served at the Mill from 11.30 - 16.00 #Coronation

Just laying out Barry Cuff's postcard column, and I couldn't place this Stur street... The A357 in Sturminster Newton used to look rather different, didn't it? 😧 @DorsetMuseum #Dorsethistory @SturNewtonHT

Don’t forget to visit the museum between 11.30 - 13.00 tomorrow for our Finds Identification Day with Ciorstaidh Hayward-Trevarthen 🗺️

Our next Finds Identification Day at the Museum is coming up on Thursday 26th January. Discovered a special treasure in your attic, or mystified by a fossil find? Drop in between 11:30 - 13:00 to learn more! More info: sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/events/

Happy New Year from the Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust!🎉 Please join us for our first Finds Identification Day of the year on 26 January at the Museum. More details available on our website: sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/events/

The Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust is sad to acknowledge the death of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family. As a mark of respect, both the Mill and the Museum will be closed on the day of the funeral, Monday 19th September.

Visit Sturminster Newton Mill this weekend to see hundreds of years of heritage in action, as our expert millers create flour using traditional methods. You can see all of our upcoming milling dates on the SNHT website: sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/events/

Did you know that you can stay up to date with the latest news, events and exhibitions at the Museum and Mill on the Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust website? Visit our news page for regular updates: sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/news/

Students from Sturminster Newton High School have been practicing their independent research skills and nurturing an interest in local history as part of the Swanskin Seafarers of Sturminster project. Learn more about their work on our website: sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/swanskin-schoo…

Thank you to all who came down to the Mill last Sunday for our Swanskin Seafarers of Sturminster Project Celebration 🎉 We were delighted to showcase the hard work of local high school students, and their contributions to this @Aimuseums funded project!

Everyone is invited to join us at 8pm on Sunday 17th July to celebrate the results of our Swanskin Seafarers of Sturminster project, in partnership with Sturminster Newton High School, and funded by @Aimuseums. Find out more: sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/swanskin-seafa…

If you're out and about enjoying the sunshine in Sturminster Newton this weekend, don't miss the opportunity to visit your local museum! The Sturminster Newton Museum is open from 10:00-12:30pm each Saturday, and is free to enter. Find out more: sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/museum/

Very excited for our free #PlatinumJubilee event in #Sturminster this Tue 24th, presenting a new #artwork created by the local community with #EmeraldAnt & @thepapercinema. Pop along to see the screening & have a cuppa & a piece of cake! With big thanks to funders @DorsetComFnd.

On #InternationalMuseumDay2022 we'd like to thank all the other venues in Dorset and Wiltshire who are supporting our #HardysWessex exhibition with displays and special events. wessexmuseums.org.uk/what-we-do/exh…

"110 Years of Baking with Nothing to Prove!" 🍞 Come along to our upcoming talk with Steve Oxford, Artisan Bread Maker, on Wednesday 29th June. The talk will be held at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton, and tickets are available on the door.

Join us for our upcoming finds day with Ciorstaidh Hayward-Trevarthen on Thursday 26th May, from 10:00am-2:30pm. Attendance is free, but by appointment only. Please contact finds@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.

Don't forget to pop into Sturminster Newton Museum this weekend to take a look at our new exhibitions! We're open from 10:00 - 12:30 this Saturday. Entry is free, and first time visitors are warmly welcomed 😊 Find us opposite the White Hart on Market Cross 👇